1920's - 1930's Valentines

Just a few beautiful vintage Valentines. I would date these as 1920's to 1930's. They are made in the USA, no maker's mark.

Unusual Mechanical Valentine, c. 1910's - 1920's

Hi and a belated Happy New Year to my blog readers!

I'm scanning and listing ephemera the next few weeks, so should have some vintage cards to share with you. I absolutely love this vintage mechanical card. A little boy climbs a tree by means of a lever to the left side of card. He is reaching for a bird's nest in the top of the tree. Very, very sweet. I would date this as 1910's to 1920's.

1950's Vintage Christmas Die-Cut Cards for Children

These 1950's vintage die-cut cards for children are so cute! These are by Carrington, which is neat because there are a number of devoted Carrington collectors online. I just found these today and will have them up in my store by tonight, along with my other vintage Christmas cards and ephemera: http://stores.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books__W0QQ_sidZ81052548?_nkw=Christmas+%28card%2Csticker*%2Cseal*%2Ctag*%29&submit=Search

WWII Vintage Christmas Cards in Patriotic Colors

Still going through my BIG box of vintage Christmas cards. One tip on dating World War II vintage Christmas cards ... many were red, white, and blue incorporating these patriotic colors into a holiday theme. Here's a nice example with poinsettias.

More Vintage Christmas Cards

Sunday afternoon finds me listening to Holiday Traditions (1940's to 1960's Christmas music) on XM radio and listing vintage Christmas cards online. There were a few more that I love so much I wanted to share with you. The card with the gold carriage has a celluloid "window" behind the carriage. This dates it to 1940's vintage. I love the Mid-Century whimsey of Santa on a magic, flying carpet, too! These should all be in my eBay store by this evening:

http://stores.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books